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More fun with tech. dvd style

One of the reasons I still do the dvd thing. Only seen option of an alternate sound track (commentary) once on a streaming or live viewing (tcm for the James Whale “Showboat”?  

Fun with tech

Google play improvements? Happy holidays.

Stupid droid gallery tricks

At least a few group by timestamp options. Btw. Entered using droid voice input. Mostly.

Music to work by mobile

music to work by – win 7 64 bit to tivo fix?

Sorted this out over morning coffee & e-mail catchup. The flip from itunes (default) to tivo beacon was the magic fix? Was it windows 7 firewall? Nope. Was it install or reinstall do-si-do on tivo? Nope. Go figure. Mumford & Sons playing in the next room 5 channel stereo.

Pond Scum on the Internet

Wow. These people have gone active in the Chicago, IL area. Local client got a similar bogus “invoice” from these clowns recently. http://canfieldcomputers.com/blog/?attachment_id=228  

Google Chrome Flash Bug

This was an odd one. Audio stopped working from Chrome. That’s the chrome://plugins/ page. Got the fix idea via: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/youtube/MNKdBDzseNw

Vimeo bread diy

Via Steve Ca. http://vimeo.com/52084879 Hi Def HD video for bread making 101 might seem overkill but it’s been fun. Post 8 minute knead (hand), 8 minute rest, 8 minute knead (hand) & 1 & 1/2 hour rise time. Final 30 minute rest under a damp towel. Prepped for the oven on parchment ready for the preheated baking […]

Geek Out Friday

Tivo upgrade in progress. Many thanks to Steve Jobs & Apple for those extra special screws…(torx) Boot from cd – linux command line scripts… Post upgrade – 85% free. Had consistently under 10% free. Final checks before extra special screws tightened. Factory 300 gb (?) drive left. Newegg 2 TB drive right. Both “green” drives. […]

One more on droid memory leak

Is it alog_system or alog_events that runs wild over time?